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Genetic variation in KCNH2 associated with expression in the brain of a unique hERG isoform modulates treatment response in patients with schizophrenia.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Jul 2012
Apud José A, Zhang Fengyu, Decot Heather, Bigos Kristin L, Weinberger Daniel R
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OBJECTIVE: Antidopaminergic drugs bind to hERG1 potassium channels encoded by the gene KCNH2, which accounts for the side effect of QT interval prolongation. KCNH2 has also been associated with schizophrenia risk, and risk alleles predict increased expression of a brain-selective isoform, KCNH2 3...
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